The news is that Napoli has returned to winning, at San Paolo, beating Perugia. Success had been missing since 11 December against Genk on the final day of the Champions League group stage. Now he has to dispel the taboo in the championship, where he has not won in Fuorigrotta since 19 October, 2-0 at Verona. In the meantime, however, this afternoon's win is worth the move to the Italian Cup quarter-finals. The off-season commitment coincided with the return to the goal of Lorenzo Insigne, who scored twice. The captain hadn't scored since 5 May against Cagliari. Ok the result, but in terms of the game and individual performance, there is still much to do. The film of the race highlights, in fact, the almost inactivity of Fulignani who did not have to perform who knows what feats to avoid the collapse. Fabian Ruiz continues to struggle, while Elmas on a practical level has been little. Demme's debut, however, is only news: the boy needs time to fit into Gattuso's schemes.

LITTLE TURNOVER - As expected, Gattuso field almost all the owners. Allan and Callejon remain out, while Di Lorenzo is inserted at the last moment for the feverish attack that prevented Luperto from being on the pitch. In attack, there are no Arek Milik: the coach prefers Fernando Llorente, who is also indicated as one of the likely starters on this January market, while in midfield there is Elmas instead of Allan. The Italian cup is the seasonal goal and no mistakes can be made.

INSIGNE - It is an opportunity not to be missed, therefore, and Napoli has poured from the beginning in the half of Perugia. Lorenzo Insigne is on the ball, runs and assists his teammates, something that has not been seen for some time. Fabian Ruiz found the courage in the 12th minute to conclude from the distance, but found Fulignati who deflected for a corner. On Insigne's hitting, Manolas jumped higher than everyone else, but the ball ended just above the crossbar. The captain is unleashed, at 13 'he finds the right corridor to assist Lozano: the Mexican attacker's shot is weak and Fulignati deflects. The game was unlocked in the 25th minute due to a foul in the area of ​​Nzita on Lozano. The referee has no hesitation in indicating the penalty spot. Insigne goes to the bar, displacing the extreme defender of Perugia. The advantage brings peace and Napoli can play without worries.

STILL THE CAPTAIN - Perugia, however, does not give the impression of being able to worry the formation of Gattuso much longer. So, at 38 ', the doubling arrives, winds on a penalty. This time, however, Massimi is urged by Serra who is at the VAR to review the action. The referee blows his whistle and points to the spot where Insigne had already placed the ball. The captain displaces Fulignani again for the 2-0 (38 '). The first half still holds some excitement in the recovery minutes when Hysaj rejects a cross by Falcinelli with his arm. The referee awards the corner but, from the VAR, they ask him to check the monitor. The image clarifies the ideas to the referee who retraces his steps and assigns the penalty kick. Iemmello goes to the bar and shoots hard in the left corner. Ospina's leap and the consequent rejection closes time. We are at 50 '.

DEMME DEBUT - Curiosity is so great when Gattuso calls Fabian Ruiz on the bench to make Diego Demme, the former captain of Leipzig, who arrived in Naples last Saturday make his debut. The median moves into a new system, which he does not yet know. It settles before the defense, where Napoli has never had a role player. But more than the setting, Demme devoted himself to interdiction, chasing his opponents in the last 20 meters. The second half of Perugia is more determined, despite the double disadvantage, the boys of Serse Cosmi, making their debut on the Perugia bench. His return, after 16 years, should allow Perugia to reach the playoff goal.